What Questions to Ask Your Back Pain Expert

Previously Rob and Dave have shared great content on how to prepare yourself before visiting a professional such as a physiotherapist or chiropractor and this week it’s all about what questions you should be asking when you are in the consulting room with your clinician. This is about getting the most from your consultation so that you can be involved in your recovery and have the tools to manage your pain and recovery outside of the consulting room.   KEY TAKEAWAYS Write down your questions before you go to your consultation, questions are an important part of your consultation. Asking your therapist what you can do to manage your pain is vital, you need tools that you can use when you are at home The clinician will explain why or why not you need a scan at a particular point. There has to be particular reasoning around having a scan The practitioner goes through a mental probability calculator when they are reviewing your history When you ask what’s happening you are asking to be let in and involved in your recovery If you open up to your practitioner then you can work together in partnership with them towards your successful recovery. Make sure you ask about what you should look out for to indicate things are becoming more serious At the end of a session, the professional should provide a summary so that you leave knowing what you need to do. Don’t take home any misbeliefs or misunderstandings   BEST MOMENTS ‘All clinicians are trained to assess whether you need a scan’ ‘Knowing what it isn’t, is as important as knowing what it is’ ‘As a practitioner, I love explaining to people what I’m doing’   VALUABLE RESOURCES The Back Pain Podcast The Back Pain Podcast website The Back Pain Podcast recommended products affiliate link Our Rode Mixer https://amzn.to/3waU8bx Our Microphones https://amzn.to/3rzSZ9Z Second Microphone https://amzn.to/2ObKMeA XLR Cable https://amzn.to/3rBL8ZB Studio Headphones https://amzn.to/3u082LE Laptophttps://amzn.to/3dhfafT Our webcam https://amzn.to/31uUefQ   ABOUT THE HOSTS Dave Elliot Dave is the owner of Advanced Chiropractic, a chain of Chiropractic and massage therapy clinics in Essex, UK. Dave still sees patients during the week but has been working hard to talk to as many experts in the field of back pain as possible to help distil all the information and bring it to you in this awesome podcast. You can find Dave on any of the Advanced Chiropractic social media platforms, or you can contact him at [email protected] if you have any questions for him. -Instagram   Rob Beaven Rob owns and runs a multidisciplinary clinic, The Dyer St Clinic in Cirencester Gloucestershire. His team of Chiropractors, Physiotherapists, Osteopaths, Doctors and podiatrists all collaborate on thousands of back pain patients every year. Alongside Dave, he has worked hard to bring to the table experts across all industries to give you the low down on back pain, with steps you can implement today to start feeling better. -Instagram -Twitter   CONTACT METHOD Instagram Twitter Facebook [email protected]                    Support the show: https://thebackpainpodcast.com